For the first time, two Italian cities are competing for the name of RAD Studio 13.

RAD Studio 12.3 was a huge success, and the team is already working on version 13, which will focus on transforming applications with artificial intelligence. This technology offers unique opportunities to renew Delphi and RAD Studio apps, creating new possibilities for developers.

As is tradition, the next release will be named after a city, and after Athens, the choice has come down to two Italian cities: Syracuse and Florence. Syracuse, with its ties to ancient Greece and Archimedes, symbolizes inventiveness and elegance. Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance and home to figures like Leonardo da Vinci, represents vision and genius.

After a fiercely contested internal vote, the final decision now lies with the Delphi developer community, invited to express their preference between the two cities.

Fabrizio Bitti, CEO of bit Time Software and Italian Embarcadero MVP, wanted to share his thoughts with the community:

“As an Italian, both Florence and Syracuse hold a special place in my heart, each a gem that shines with its own light.

Florence is the birthplace of the Renaissance—a museum under the open sky where beauty breathes through every stone, every dome. It gave us Leonardo and Galileo, my childhood heroes, whose genius still echoes in the streets and skies of the city.

Yet, it is Syracuse that touches the deepest chords of my soul.

There, the spirit of Ancient Greece still lingers in the wind. Its grand theater, carved into the living rock, continues to host timeless performances under the stars, as if the past never truly left. The sea embraces Syracuse, adding a sense of magic, a rhythm, a breath that is both eternal and intimate.

And then there is Ortigia—a small island within the city, a dream within reality. Time seems to have stood still within its walls, preserving whispers of ancient myths and the scent of salt and stone.

Syracuse, as I mentioned, was also the home of Archimedes, the brilliant mind who bent the laws of nature with intuition and imagination. In many ways, it is a spirit akin to today’s Delphi developers—curious and inventive souls who continue to create the extraordinary through elegant logic and inspired design.”

The final decision on the name of the next RAD Studio version is now in the hands of the community.

What are you waiting for?

Express your preference and choose the name of the next RAD Studio version:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU0AjxjPVVcRsfceVdsnLXIpdNOPp8iQdEMlx7EPB0wJ8dVA/closedform

The full article in English is available here: https://blogs.embarcadero.com/help-us-choose-the-name-of-the-next-rad-studio/